AJAdrum and bass artist
Aja Ireland is an award-winning sound and performance artist making deconstructed club and industrial techno whose live shows are described in The WIRE Magazine as “Shifting from ethereal diffusions to potent explosions." With 3 successful UK and European tours, selling out multiple shows and headlining major festivals such as CTM, Sonic Acts and Supersonic. Following her recent explorations at the intersection of visceral sound design, club culture and AI, British electronic artist (and founder of Queer Noise Club) Aja returns with her new album ‘Cryptid’ via Infinite Machine out on January 31st. A high-impact album steeped in themes of empowerment, resilience and mysticism. A vivid testament to the underground culture that shaped her, fusing blistering soundscapes, experimental lyrics, and club-ready energy to encapsulate Aja’s unique and confrontational artistry. Collaborating with artist Joey Holder, the project captures an immersive installation, featuring distinctive costumes by LULALOOP. The visual projections, integral to the live set, transport the audience into a realm where volcanic, ritualistic circles of standing stones merge seamlessly with projections of microscopic creatures. AJA takes on the persona of a cryptid hybrid, adorned in sculptural fashion nightmares, eating green lasers and morphing into underwater creatures. Within the live set, a comprehensive hardware setup reigns, blending experimental electronic, deconstructed club, industrial techno…
